The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-07-07

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ceived any relief.
Mr.. Reenie, who married Miss Ella Stu
art, is fitting up the house known as the
"Cason house, for himself. Mr.. VIM.
Southards is doing the carpenter work.
Mr.. Heifner and wife. from the Manga
nese mines, are on visit to Mr.. Benz.
Plunkett.
Mrs. Geo. S. Hewitt, of Richmond, is
visiting her father, Mr.. M. S. Cease, OF
this city.
Columbia, Hollins, Lovingston and NC
Gainesville, Va, have been made money
order post offices.
Messrs. John r. DeButts and II. w.
Carpenter, Of the U. s. Geological Survey,
were registered at the Virginia Hotel
Tuesday.
The firemen had jolly time last Thurs
day at Alton. The day was spent in vari-
GUS pleasant ways, and everybody seemed
to enjoy it.
Page NeUs Mr.. Hugh ker left for his
home at Fishersville, Va, last Thursday.
He was stricken with illness and went
home torecover.
Mr.. Samuel r. Sterling, late Treasurer
of Rockingham, is lying at the point of
death. His life is insured for between
$13 900 or $4,000.
II. q. Tinsley, ESQ.,. editor Of the Vim
dScator, left for the seashore on the LIST, to
take his summer vacation. We hope he
will have pleasant stay and return in
renewed health
Mr.. R. E. Freeman, formerly of the 9th
District Internal Revenue Service, ard
now business manager of the Danville
| Register, was in the city yesterday, and
favored us with a call.
DR.. Hatton Harris, son Of Hon. j. 7.
Harris, was in the city Thursday last, on
his way to Mares Island, California,
where he has been ordered as an assistant
surgeon in the Navy.
The second of the twin children Of Mr..
n. w. Shuler, recently Of New Market,
Va. died on Saturday Of last week, at the
home of it's parents, Wa KeeGey, Kansas,
| of spinal meningitis.
Probably the most enjoyable Incidents
of the Fourth of July observances was the
entertainment given to the children by
Mrs Harry Wagner, and the children
| Lawn Party at Rev. Mr.. Hullihen's.
Walter N. Sprinkle and Miss Willie
| Gillispie, both of Harrisonburg, were mar.
| ried in Washington City, on Wednesday, the
10Th of June. The bride is daughter OF
| the late DR.. Gillespie, Of this county.
The ''Stonewall Brigade Band" is to GO
into camp near Bridgewater on the 25th
of July, ard remain week. A FESTIVAL .
is to be given by the Bridgewater Band
during the stay of the Stonewall.
Lewisburg Independent: Misses Bell
and Mamie Biedsoe, of Staunton, Va, are
guests of Mr.. J. Bell. Also, Miss Bessie
VanLear, of the same city, is Mr.. j. D.
| Arbuckle's guest near this place.
| Judge John Paul, of Harrisonburg, and
DIR. F. w. TrapEagen, of Stanton, spent
several days last week, in North River
\ Gap, examining the mineral possibilities
and the geological formations there.
Prof. Charles z. Young, the newly
l elected Principal of the Lewisburg Fe'
| male Institute, arrived here to-day witt
his son from Clarks burg, and as soon as
settled in his new quarters he will begin
| to look after the interests of the school.
The Baltimore Conference, M. e. Church
South. Sabbath School Convention com
! menced it's session on the 5th inst. at Win
chester. Mr.. A. M. Simpson. Mrs. III. R
Perry and Miss Matte Brown are the del
egates froha the Stanton church, and Mr.
J. II. Dreschler froLa the West End Chape
| Sabbath School.
The District Conference of the M. E
| Church South, which includes the Staun
ton church, will meet at Mt. Jackson, Va
opt. 9Th and 9Th, 1887. The delegates
from this station are as follows Princi
pals-Reeves Gait, E. B. Lipscom5. A. M
Simpson, J. W. Newton. Alternates-W
w. Robertson, p. N. Powell, Jno. A. Eau
1 yer, Geo. Harlan.
/ The Staunton Female Seminary proper
/ ty was sold on Saturday last oparties rep
resenting 1.-THE Stanton Female Semina'
ry,'' for $4,000. The school will be con
tinued, with Rev. Jas. Willis as Principal
and every effort will be put forth to i'm
4 prove upon even the high standard alread.
established. Mr.. Willis has the best wish
! es of a host Of friends, and what is more
an excellent prospect for good school.
Miss Agnes White. the accomplished
teacher of music at the Catholic school, O
this city, during the past session, left Oh
Tuesday last to spend her vacation will
relatives in West Va. She was accompa
MED by Miss Mary Stack. Miss White i
a nice Of Capt. j. j. Stack, of this city ,ant
her charming manners and marked con
1 versational powers .won to her host O.
! admirers who vii! be glad to learn tina
i she will return nezt session.
The Century Magazine for July has beef
i received from the publishers, the Centur,
i Company, New Y ork. Its contents are
| Among Wild Flowers, Sister Todhunter'
/ Heart. The Hundreth Man, Animal Loco
motion in the Muybridge Photographs
Abraham LinooIn-the Lincoln Douglas
| Debates, The Potential Energy Of Food
i Crooked John, The SporGsman's Music
4 "Christian Science and mind Cure, Al
Incident in the Life of John Adams, Th
Struggle for Atlanta, General Sherman
and 1.-The March to the Sea" Memoranda
of the Civil War, Topics OF the Time, Opel
Lett ers, Bric-a- Brac, and some poetry.
Ladies, have you seen the new import
| ion IF Jamhurp Gwiec and Naincool